An equity score of 67/100 ranks Rsu 61/Msad 61 #31 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,203 per pupil, Rsu 61/Msad 61 ranks #68 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,670
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$21,203
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rsu 61/Msad 61 operates 5 public schools serving 1,670 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,203 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maine compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 69.0% local, 20.5% state, and 10.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 67/100, ranked #31 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 219.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 25.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lake Region High School, with a diversity index of 20.8/100.
Its largest campus is Lake Region High School, enrolling 503 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Lake Region High School accounts for 30.1% of all Rsu 61/Msad 61 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rsu 61/Msad 61-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Rsu 61/Msad 61 school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Rsu 61/Msad 61 school enrollment ranges from 195 students (lowest) to 503 students (highest), a spread of 308 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Rsu 61/Msad 61 student-counselor ratio is 219:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Rsu 61/Msad 61 chronic absenteeism rate is 25.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Rsu 61/Msad 61 is typically wider than the Rsu 61/Msad 61-aggregate figure suggests.